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Author's Note: here's 26
#26---
if only i could make you mine
She knows he could never like someone like here, yet here she is, standing outside the mouth of that damned cave. She's trying to decide whether to go in or not. Going in would mean ruining his privacy forever but not going in would be so much worse. She's been waiting for him to open the door for a long time and now she's decided that she's just going to have to barge in herself.
Inside the cave Vincent is staring up at the face of a lost love, mulling over his current dilemma. He knows that Yuffie likes him, but he pushes it off as a childish crush. She's too young, he's too old. She's to innocent, he's too tainted. She's too happy, he's too sad. Comparing and contrasting done, he rises, peering into the mako crystal for a moment longer before turning and walking out.
As he walks out Yuffie walks in and they awkwardly bump into each other, a blush creeping up onto her cheeks. She mutters a few apologies, backing away and shaking her head, knowing he's going to be angry. Instead, he looks away and sighs.
"I apologize, Yuffie," he says slowly, picking up her hand and bringing it close to his lips, "but I simply...can't." A chaste kiss is pressed to the back of her hand and she can only watch as he walks away.
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